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Ownership ==History==The construction of CPSR was transferred a dock at [[Diamond Harbour]] with a railway to be called the ‘Calcutta and Diamond Harbour Railway’ to the Government of India(bonded warehouses in [[Government of India |GoICalcutta]]) on 1st April 1868. The CPSR was merged into the first proposed in a Report from 1838 [[Eastern Bengal RailwayCalcutta_Port_and_Docks_-_Railways#Diamond_Harbour_Dock_and_Railway_to_Calcutta_Proposal.2C_1838| - ''see separate page for details]](EBR) on 1st July 1884.''
==External Links==*The ‘[https:[Calcutta and Diamond Harbour Dock & Railway Co Ltd]]’ was formed in 1845, a survey was undertaken but the construction was delayed. Land was allocated by the Government in 1853-54 <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ Z/E/4/24/enC182; "Calcutta, Railways, Line to Diamond Harbour not to be undertaken by Government but land to be granted to private individuals for", 1853-54 </ref>.wikipediaHowever the Company did not proceed with the construction.org/wiki/Sealdah_South_lines Wikipedia]
==References==Railway Raj Safari 1a by Keith ScholeyIn 1852-53 the ‘Diamond Harbour Scheme for railway communication with Calcutta’ proposal was put forward for consideratrion <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ IOR/E/4/819, pp229-231 “Docks and Harbours, Diamond Harbour, Scheme for railway communication with Calcutta”, 1852,53</ref>
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The '''Diamond Harbour Line Railway'''was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line constructed by the [[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]](CSER) as a link from their [[Calcutta]] to [[Port Canning]] line, it opened in 1883.<ref>"Railway Raj Safari 1a" by Keith Scholey</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealdah_South_lines Wikipedia "Sealdah South lines"] Retrieved on 5 Apr 2016</ref>
Ownership of CESR was transferred to the Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) on 1st April 1868. The '''Diamond Harbour Line Railway''' CPSR was constructed by merged into the [[Calcutta and South Eastern Bengal Railway]](CSEREBR) as a link from their [[Calcutta]] to [[Port Canning]] line, it opened in 1863.on 1st July 1884.
The ‘[[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]]’ (CPSR)was formed in 1859 as a Guaranteed Company and opened their [[Calcutta]] to [[Port Canning]] line in 1862. The branch line to [[Diamond Harbour]] opened in 1863
== Further Information==
See '''[[Calcutta and South Eastern Railway]]'''
<br>See '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]''' from 1884 onwards
== References ==
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